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S. R. SHARMA-Jainism and Karnatak Culture Reviewed. (A.B.O.R.I. vol. XXIV, 1943. Pp. 108-109.)
Part I: narration of the work of Jain writers who flourished in Karnatak.
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D. S. TRIVEDA-Advent of Jainism. (Jaina Ant. Arrah; Vol. IX; No. I; 1943; Pp. 32-39.)
JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
The greatest achievement of Jaina thought is its ideal of Ahimsa-non-violence. The word Jaina is derived from Jina-the victor. It is difficult to fix a particular date for the origin of Jainism. Rṣabha, the first Tirthankara. The Hindus regard. him as the eighth incarnation of Visnu. The nude statues of the Indus valley may be the prototypes of the Digambara Tirthankara statues. The names of the twentyfour Tirthankaras given.
Its relation to Brähmanism-Their only real gods are their Tirthankaras and Siddhas (those who have attained maksa). The Jainas flatly deny an eternal God, but they believe in the eternity of existence, universality of life, immutability of the law of karma or action, and right knowledge and right belief and right conduct as the means of self-liberation. Though karma decides ah, we ourselves can undo our past karma in our present life by austerities.
Pärśva-His life. He died at the age of 100 in B. c. 849 on the summit of Mount Sammeda. His historicity discussed.
Mahavira-His life. He attained Nirvana at the age of 72, at Päväpuri9 miles to the east of Rajgir and became a mukta in B.C. 527.
Jain Education International
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A. CHAKRAVARTI-The contribution of Jainism to World Culture. (Jain Ant. Arrah Vol. IX; No II; 1943; Pp. 76-87).
History of Jainism: The year 527 B.C., the date of Mahavira's Nirvana is a landmark in Indian History. An accurate knowledge of Indian history begins with the date of Mahavira's Nirvana. Mahavira was an elder contemporary of Gautama Buddha. According to Sinclair, Jainism is an offshoot of Hinduism and Buddhism and Mahavira was the founder of Jainism'. Even after accurate knowledge is obtained by oriental scholars and made available to
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